Yale Urology Residency

Overview
The urology residency program accepts two residents each year for three years of clinical urology training. This follows two years of a basic surgical program. There also is a two-year research training grant slot available on an elective basis. Opportunities for research are available either with the full-time members of the urology faculty or with investigators in other departments in the medical school.

Faculty
The Section of Urology has five full-time and fourteen part-time urologic members of the faculty who provide an in-depth educational program for both the medical students and residents-in-training. In addition, there are two Professors of Radiology and one Professor of Pathology who have joint appointments in Urology, and there is an active research staff. Close affiliations with the Veterans Administration Medical Center, staffed by the full-time faculty, and with the Waterbury Hospital, staffed by part-time members of the faculty, continue to be an integral and valuable part of the residency training program. The Section of Urology hosts a visiting professor twice annually.

Rotations
The residents rotate through six month blocks in the following order. The first six months are as the junior resident on the University service at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. During this time the resident learns cystoscopy skills and basic Urologic techniques, with an opportunity to assist in the major and minor cases being done on the University Service. The second six month rotation is as the junior resident at the West Haven Veterans Administration Medical Center. This time is used for honing the skills learned during the first six months. The junior resident at the V.A. is an integral part of the oncologic evaluation of patients.

During the second year of clinical urologic training, the first six months are spent on the community service at the Yale-New Haven Hospital where the resident assists a number of private practice Urologists with their patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The second six months are at the Waterbury Hospital, where the resident gains a wide experience with common urologic problems.

The final year as Chief Resident is divided between the V.A. for the first six months, followed by six months at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. As Chief Resident at the V.A. the resident runs his/her own clinic and with the help of the junior resident cares for the diverse population of Veterans. The final six months as Chief Resident are divided between all the fields of Urology, with particular emphasis on Pediatric and Oncologic procedures.

The exception to the above rotation is for the resident who choses a six month laboratory rotation. They start their Urology training with a preliminary six months in laboratory research prior to beginning the clinical assignments. Their clinical rotations are the same as outlined, therefore they finish the program in December of their 6th year.

Conferences
The residents participate in weekly clinical and radiologic conferences. The conference list includes: a series of basic science lectures, a weekly multidisciplinary uro-oncology conference, a biweekly pediatric urology conference, monthly urodynamic and urolithiasis conferences, and an active monthly journal club. Weekly grand rounds are given by the Section of Urology and by the Department of Surgery. Dr. Stuart Flynn, Associate Professor of Urology and Professor of Pathology, directs a pathology course for the residents, with lectures given monthly throughout the academic year. Finally, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences are held each month.

The medical students on their Urology Rotation will have a series of lectures given by the Yale Urology faculty throughout their two week elective. Additionally, the Chief Resident directs a fortnightly conference for the medical students on various topics in Urology.

Facilities
The operative theater at Yale-New Haven Hospital includes two dedicated cystoscopy suites, a lithotripsy machine, and multiple state of the art pediatric and adult operating rooms. Additionally, there is a One Day Surgery Center at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Yale Surgery faculty and residents rotate to the V.A. Hospital which enjoys a full cystoscopy center, state of the art clinic facilities and newly renovated operating rooms. The residents also spend six months of training at Waterbury Hospital.

Applications
Our two residency positions each year are committed to individuals who spend their first two postgraduate years of surgical training in the General Surgery Residency Program at Yale University. Beginning with the 2002 interview process (the 2003 Urology match) the Yale Section of Urology will participate in the ERAS program. To apply for a residency position in Urology the following need to be completed: ERAS application; Curriculum Vitae; three letters of reference; Dean's letter (to be sent out by your Medical School); Transcript from Medical School; USMLE scores.

All correspondence should be addressed to:
Yale University School of Medicine
Section of Urology
Residency Applications
P.O. Box 208041
New Haven CT, 06520-8041

elisa.novicki@yale.edu